Tesco Speech
Thank you, please be seated, it is an honor for me to speak here for you today at the London School of Economics. As you may know my name is Tom Johnson and I am the PR assistant for Tesco, which is one of the largest retailers in the world, and that title have some expectations committed to it.
I am here today to give a speech for you about Tesco’s current situation, and how we plan to deal with it, as one of the largest retailers. With the changing consumer behavior in kept in mind.
If you come up with any questions during the show, you will have to remember them till the end, where I will be answering all your answers. Our last twelve-month have not been pretty, especially not on the bottom line. The past
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When the costumers use their club cards we get all sorts of data. So we know if we have to store more of one particular item, or give it more or less space on the shelves. This is of cause totally anonymous. For only one reason: to personalize the experience at Tesco.
The Asian department has done outstanding we have had huge success in Thailand and in China with serving fresh fish. Something we do not focus as much on in the European stores.
We are also very proud of staff especially in Thailand, during the flooding the staff provided the victims of the flooding with good and fresh food, an outstanding performance.
The focus of our new initiatives will only be domestic, so we do not have a lot on our plate. We need to focus on our quality, together with our new warmer look and feel. Make it feel like the local grocer, with freshly baked bread and fresh vegetables. We have also give our own “everyday value” products a whole new more appealing design, that indicates quality.
Clicks and Bricks is our most groundbreaking initiative, we to keep up with today’s technology otherwise we will not be on the market in the future, because of that we have created a whole new Tesco app, where you can order your food on your phone, while you are at home, and simply just pick up what you ordered when you get there. Or you can get your groceries delivered to your address. We have also made new technological initiative that will blown your mind. It is a
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General public is the main group of customer of Tesco. General public mean anyone who might need the products or service. Everyone must need to visit the supermarket to buy some necessary products (e.g. food and milk). And many restaurants and take away shops will also buy their material in supermarket. Therefore, everyone also can be the customer of Tesco. We can always see male, female, families, and mothers with kids, single, disables, and students shop in a supermarket. Each of them have different needs and expectations, so Tesco have to provide a lot of facilities and a good customer service plan to meet all of their needs.
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Since acquiring number one ranking in 1996, Tesco has developed a successful multiformat strategy that has accelerated its advantage. Its UK sales are now 71% larger than Sainsbury’s. Also the Competition Commission’s report makes it very difficult for a competitor to challenge its scale and has effectively scuppered Wal-Mart’s chances of stealing UK leadership. Therefore, Tesco is in an enormously strong position in its domestic market.
Tesco had to adapt to the local requirements, offering new solutions to previously recognized issues, by combining centralized purchasing and working with local suppliers, Tesco achieved economies of scale and transfer the benefit it to its customers in its express outlets. It actively engaged in creating a favorable environment in various markets; from bringing its UK based suppliers to USA and setting up in DC to engaging in Thailand with local community to explain the benefits of its value chain.
Whenever it comes to shopping places in UK, what can be the name that suddenly flashes in your mind ? Is it Morrisons, Sainsbury’s or Asda ? .. Yes you’re right we’re missing something over here and that is “Tesco”.
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